MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑09‑09 | 23 | 94 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Enemy Airfield Devastated: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) contributed 16 aircraft to today's mission, an attack on important airfields located about 60 miles southeast of Calais, France. After making a 360° turn near the Initial Point to clear another group, a visual bomb run was accomplished on the secondary target, with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3218 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | DORIS MAE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Armstrong, Lloyd Rowland⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Van der Haeghen, Joseph Albert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Wilson, Eugene Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Kinney, William Brownie⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Carroll, George Henry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Estes, Lloyd Stack⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Thurman, Fillman Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Grimes, Robert Albert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Renfro, Alvin Everette⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mason, Jack Leslie (#2)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |